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Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony’s parents, a huge extended family that lives and works, eats and plays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teenage children, has no one to rely on in this still-new country. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades.

After suffering a horrifying, yet soul stirring death experience, worldwide top bitch Winter Santiaga, of The Coldest Winter Ever, is alive and facing a dilemma that every living person faces: how to respond to the Fear of God, awareness of heaven and hell, while pursuing and satisfying deep desires for sex, fun, love, money, revenge, and fame. In her new novel, Love After Midnight, Sister Souljah delivers a powerful hip-hop hood style, global romantic comedy.

I'm about to marry my worst nightmare, and he doesn't know I have his daughter. Elio Rossi is a dream on paper. He's rich, handsome and head of his family's multi-billion dollar business. He's also a ruthless Mafia Don, and my older brother's best friend. But even that isn't a huge issue to me. No, Elio is my nightmare because he used to be my dream man. We've been betrothed since childhood. But the night of our engagement years ago, our parents died in a tragic accident. One that I'm sure Elio's family planned. In a moonlit sky he claimed my innocence. Now he says I'm his, and no one can ...

After a near death experience out in the tunnels that cross the depths of a dead world, Ethan is back on his feet and ready for more. When he arrived in Wayport less than a month ago, he had nothing but the clothes on his back. Now, everything has changed. He has a place to live, coin in his pocket, and the best job security in the bastion. It comes at a cost though, as that job is about to get a lot more dangerous.

Operated by the same family for more than a century, Midnight Blues may be fun for the locals and the tourists, but as of late, the club hasn't been fun for its owner, Big Shirley Duncan, or her son Tyrese, descendants of the original proprietors. The pair finds themselves in the middle of a turf war between local politicians, developers, and a ruthless underworld boss, Jean LeBlanc, who is looking to make a name for himself. Afraid for the first time in her life that her family may lose control of The Blues, Big Shirley sends Tyrese to New York to see her brother-in-law, LC Duncan.

Stripped of all wealth and power, Maureen King and her son Shadow are forced to vacate their family estate and end up back where it all began for them: the slums of Brooklyn. Maureen refuses to sit idle while her brother-in-law reaps the spoils of what she and her husband built. In the raging conflict that ensues, Maureen places a seemingly impossible task on the shoulders of Shadow—to reclaim what was stolen from their family and take back the crown.

In the final installment, Belly and Blaise return, but with a plate even fuller than before. Belly has found himself incarcerated over the rape of the former champion's wife, and it couldn't be at a worse time. Having to be away from his newborn child leaves Belly seething on the inside of his jail cell, praying for the opportunity to get his hands on whomever is responsible. Not to mention, the handsome boxer still finds himself in trouble with the ladies, even while locked up.

The day Lisara Compton caught her husband in a rather compromising position changed her life in a way neither she nor her sons ever saw coming. Realizing too late that divorcing him would cause a domino effect of turmoil, she is now forced into an uncomfortable life that she can't seem to stay afloat in. With her eldest son acting out and a nonexistent ex-husband, Lisara feels things can't get any worse. That's until her ex betrays her and their son in a way that leaves her in need like never before. It seems she just can't catch a break, until she meets him.

Billy Harney was born to be a cop. The son of Chicago's chief of detectives, whose twin sister is also on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Alongside Detective Kate Fenton, Billy's tempestuous, adrenaline-junkie partner, there's nothing he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant state's attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself - who suspects Billy isn't the cop he claims to be. They're about to be linked by more than their careers.

When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. Through these brutally demanding experiences, young Bendigo is forged into a man.

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copyeditor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very different disposition. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it.

I can’t believe I gave my v-card to a hot billionaire old enough to be my dad. I was only going out to celebrate my friend’s birthday. Next thing I know, I’m sweaty and tangled up in the sheets - happily giving my v-card to this gorgeous grump of a man. To make matters worse, I had to sneak past his adorable little girl on my walk of shame the morning after. But he never asked for my number, so I thought for sure I would never see him again. Until the nausea started. Now I have nine months to figure this out. That is until he showed up at my doorstep with an offer I couldn’t refuse.

Love conquers all. In this tale of a dangerous love affair JaKai, Luke, Nia, Taylor and Michelle will take you on a wild rollercoaster. As all of them explore love and the crazy things that love would make them do. JaKai is a hood nigga who never thought love could fall into his lap until he meets the young girl of his dreams. Michelle is deeply and dangerously in love, but too bad that the one she loves doesn’t love her back. Luke gave love a second shot and decided to put his street life in his past and chase the woman who he wants. Could it be love? Or could it all just be an illusion ...

Rebounding with hockey's notorious bad boy, Carson Rhodes, felt scorchingly right when my ex ruthlessly dumped me on my birthday. Despite his on-ice reputation for dirty plays, I stupidly landed in Carson's bed that night, craving to feel desired again. It was supposed to be a mind-blowing one-night stand, but then my ex wanted me back. Protecting my fragile heart meant faking a relationship with Carson to keep my ex away. Suddenly, falling into bed together became natural—his skilled hands stripping me rapidly, our bodies entangled shamelessly. He's hockey's ultimate player, but I'm ...

It's 1999, and Eira Hart and Ru Tattersall are set up to co-host  The Lonely Harts Club, a new late-night radio show to help New Yorkers find love. It's a last chance attempt for both Eira, expert in Celtic mythology and amateur Welsh matchmaker, and Ru, once-hot-shot Aussie DJ, to achieve their New York dreams. The thing is, you either click with a co-host, or you don’t. It’s a bit like falling in love. There’s co-host chemistry, or there isn’t. With the countdown to a new millennium, it feels like the world as they know it is about to end.

He's a ruthless mafia boss and I'm an attorney. I shouldn't be hungry for his touch and definitely shouldn’t be having his baby… The deal was simple – have one dinner with the notorious crime lord, Declan Shaughnessy and my dad’s gambling debt would be canceled. But I knew I was in deep trouble when he met me at the door looking fine as hell with those piercing blue eyes and a mouthwatering body chiseled from stone. Over dinner, I could barely breathe when his hand grazed mine and that wolfish grin made me quiver down below. An innocent slow dance quickly turned into a down and ...

Two young people meet at a pub in South East London. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists - he a photographer, she a dancer - trying to make their mark in a city that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly, they fall in love. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence.

If my older brother found out about me and his best friend, he’d completely lose it. I’ve been crushing on Colton Stone for years. This gorgeous bad boy is my brother’s best friend and an ex-Navy SEAL. At my brother’s wedding, I begged Colton to pretend to be my boyfriend to throw off my crazy ex. He agreed and stole my breath away with one knee-buckling, swoon-inducing kiss. The next morning, I wake up in Colton’s arms, hungry and aching for more of him. Hiding out in Colton’s bedroom keeps things sizzling hot, and we lose track of the rest of the world as we explore the ...

Buy now for only $2.99 Nadia Mansfield, the wild and pretty motorbiking girl, gets the sad news, from her estranged boyfriend, Mike, that her parents were in a terrible accident. Brokenhearted, she tries to reach her biking mate Max so that she could ride along with him to be with her family. Failing to reach Max she tanks up her bike at her friend Lydia's service station, requesting her contact Max. In her anxiousness to reach home, she sets off alone on a long ride. On the way she meets Roger Jaymen, a popular Photographer who tries to hitch a ride. Being tired and weary she sways all ...

For brothers Krypt, Khrome, and Kavalli, their opportunity to learn was cut short. The death of their father, Duke, left them with more duties than they expected. Equipped with hustle, an education, and a rowdy group of young go-getters behind them, they feel they can take on whatever problems arise. The streets and the women who hold them down think otherwise. With budding relationships in the air, coparenting becoming non-existent, and raw betrayal by the ones they love, can the brothers keep the Priest name alive, or will their father's death be in vain?